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All there is to know about keeping a smallholding 17 May 2013

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• Defra rules out ban on sky lanterns

  DEFRA says it will not support a ban on sky lanterns despite evidence that they can cause death and injury to livestock.

• Mining bee needs help, say FoE

  A new report from the University of Reading shows that the population of Britain’s largest mining bee, the Scabious Bee, has fallen dramatically. It is now only confined to small pockets mostly

• Supermarket salad bags caused Crypto outbreak, says HPA

  An outbreak of Cryptosporidium that affected around 300 people probably originated in ready-to-eat bagged salads, according to the Health Protection Agency.

• Green light for 11MW solar project at llama farm

  British Solar Renewables has successfully secured planning permission for an 11MW solar farm in St. Allen, Truro. The land is part of an existing sheep and llama farm and, as well as providing the

• Smallholder magazine criticises government plans for badger cull

  Britain’s oldest specialist agricultural journal has condemned government plans to shoot thousands of badgers.

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• How possible is it to live from a smallholding?

  We are planning to move and will have some capital to live from. How long before we are in a profit situation? Are there any grants? It is possible to live from a smallholding but it is very hard

• Solar industry needs to learn from wind, says minister

  The government is totally committed to expansion of the UK solar power industry – but warns that “inappropriate” expansion will lose public support.

• Allotment holder faces European Court of Human Rights tussle over fruit trees

  Allotment holder Michael Rock hopes to fight his local council at the European Court of Human Rights after officials tried to evict him for growing fruit trees on his plot.

• Your poultry questions answered

  Have you got a poultry question for our Smallholder magazine experts to answer? Email your questions to: editorial@smallholder.co.uk

• Blue Cross calls for help with equine vaccination survey

  New figures from leading pet charity Blue Cross have revealed that lapsed vaccinations in horses and ponies have become worryingly commonplace.